Category Archives: Chickens

Thankful.

The cool evening air nips at my cheeks as I head back down the hill, lugging the full three-gallon waterer for my chickens. I re-open the end of the ark where I keep their food and water, but they take … Continue reading

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So happy…

I find myself feeling utterly content over the smallest things lately. I cleaned out the chicken ark today to keep things all tidy for my birdies, and to do that, I have to shut them on the bottom level.  Well, … Continue reading

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Breakfast for dinner

So last night, we took stock of what we had in the house, and had a loaf of 2 day old bread (well, it’d been out of the freezer for a couple days anyway), and lots of yummy fresh eggs … Continue reading

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Meet the Ladies

Okay, as promised, now that the chickens come running to the end of the ark where I am even if I don’t call them (they’re hoping for scratch, and today was their lucky day), and now that I can even … Continue reading

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The Chicken or the Egg-Part 2: the chicken!(s)

My chicken ark has chickens in it! The girls arrived yesterday with my friend Shari (thanks, Shari! ).  They are all just about 1 year old.  The big yellow ones are Buff Orpingtons and the black and white ones are … Continue reading

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